Detailed look at the equipment in the TV studio
Analysis of studio systems
Studio talkback set up and use
Video channel
Sound channel
Synchronisation and timing
Studio camera systems
TV communication systems
Audio related metadata and embedding in SDI signal

Assessment pattern

Assessment type

Unit of assessment

Weighting

Coursework

COURSEWORK

20

Coursework

PROJECT PRESENTATION (GROUP WORK)

30

Examination

EXAM (2 HOURS)

50

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate

their technical skills and theoretical understanding of video in film and TV through practical course work that will lead them through the functionality of a TV studio (Coursework). The presentation will help them develop an overview of the technology involved . The exam allows students to demonstrate their technical knowledge and systems applications for broadcast and film.

There are no formal formative assessment components for this module, but formative feedback will be given to individual students in tutorials and throughout seminar and practical workshops.

Feedback

Students receive written feedback on their coursework and verbal feedback on their practical work throughout the module.

Module aims

Acquaint students with TV studio apparatus and communications

Develop an understanding of television studio system diagrams

Introduce the importance of timing in TV studio systems

Expand student understanding of professional television systems and radio communications

Introduce the requirements of sound in live television.

Introduce communications systems and radio links in TV sound

Learning outcomes

Attributes Developed

001

Identify and review studio equipment required for a television production process

002

Analyse a basic TV studio into a system diagram

KC

003

Identify timing proceedures required for video signals

K

004

Describe the features of studio camera channels

KC

005

Group work

T

006

Problem solving

T

007

Describe the process of managing audio in TV, including talkback systems

KC

008

Describe the general principles of communication systems in TV sound

KCP

009

Describe the system of embedding audio and timecode within the video serial digital interface

KC

Attributes Developed

C - Cognitive/analytical

K - Subject knowledge

T - Transferable skills

P - Professional/Practical skills

Overall student workload

Workshop Hours: 12

Independent Study Hours: 110

Lecture Hours: 22

Seminar Hours: 6

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to: further develop theory and practice in film and broadcast engineering, using both lectures and workshop sessions the students will become familiar with the TV studio system and the communications associated with it.

The learning and teaching methods include:

One two-hour lecture per week (weeks 1 – 12, with a revision lecture in wk 12)
Four three-hour workshops working with TV studio equipment
Three two-hour seminars
Guided reading

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2018/9 academic year.